NYC66F0066

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft G35 · Church Hill, MD · June 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1965
Place
Church Hill, MD · CHURCH HILL, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4204DBeechcraft G35
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177452

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1507   65/6/9    CHURCH HILL MD      BEECHCRAFT G35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2957
        TIME - 1800                    N4204D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNERSLY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF NO 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE-FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N4204D
Reported as
Beechcraft G35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kennersly

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